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Title: Resolution Limit of Single-Photon LiDAR
(Submitted on 25 Mar 2024 (v1), last revised 31 Mar 2024 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Single-photon Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems are often equipped with an array of detectors for improved spatial resolution and sensing speed. However, given a fixed amount of flux produced by the laser transmitter across the scene, the per-pixel Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) will decrease when more pixels are packed in a unit space. This presents a fundamental trade-off between the spatial resolution of the sensor array and the SNR received at each pixel. Theoretical characterization of this fundamental limit is explored. By deriving the photon arrival statistics and introducing a series of new approximation techniques, the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of the maximum-likelihood estimator of the time delay is derived. The theoretical predictions align well with simulations and real data.
Submission history
From: Hashan Kavinga Weerasooriya [view email][v1] Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:21:26 GMT (8293kb,D)
[v2] Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:14:36 GMT (8293kb,D)
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